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Scaffolding and General Site Inspection

by Steven Crellin, from the Community

Use this comprehensive checklist to assess scaffolding and general site safety. Verify housekeeping, lighting, and clear walkways; confirm correct tool use and maintenance; check fall protection measures, ladders, guardrails, toe boards, and brick guards; and ensure controlled material handling. Review PPE requirements, plant and MEWP inspections, banksman use, and up‑to‑date site signage. Designed as a starting point to improve safety, compliance, and efficiency on construction sites.

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Perform a comprehensive scaffolding safety audit aligned to HSE and AS NZ standards. This template covers general inductions housekeeping and materials zones PPE checks fall protection registers and tagging working at heights practices access and egress and ladder use. Review lifting operations with a gin wheel and assess workmanship and structural integrity including ties platforms toe boards hand and mid rails and gates. Capture photos record outstanding items from previous inspections and confirm corrective actions. Use it to identify hazards improve compliance and maintain safe scaffolding on construction sites.

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